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"True to form, the ACT corruption watchdog has put itself at the centre of perceptions of bias with a finding against eminent former Queensland judge Walter Sofronoff KC that serves only to debase the definition of serious corrupt conduct."

The Australian with its unique perspective on "bias" ... March 22, 2025 ... Read more flatulence ... 


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Justinian proudly publishes some of the finest lawyers ever to get their fingers near a computer keyboard. This is part of Justinian's repository that comes out from behind the paywall. 

Artemus Jones - Spending time with a women who is not his wife. 
Barely Legal
- Still at law school, trying to understand what it's all about. 
Comment - Untamed opinions. 
Critics Corner - Criticism of critics. 
Dorothy Says - Dot is a partner at a big law firm with acidic observations about what goes on. 
Junior Junior - Our baby barrister blogger slowly comes to grips with the mysteries of the bar. 
Peach Melba - Dazzling, with a finely tuned Yarraside snout. 
Procrustes - The columnist who also blogs. 
Student-at-Large - Small students with large opinions. 
Theodora - Theodora was married to Justinian, and despite a shaky start in life now runs the empire like Mrs Thatcher. 
Unrobed - Reporting on unhealthy obsessions. 

We'd happily induct you into the blawging hall of fame if you wanted to unpack a few burning issues. Contact the Ed. for further and better particulars. 

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Entries in Law school (8)

Wednesday
Nov092022

Lunar event

An exam paper with built-in "reputational damage" ... University grovels to upset law student ... Same scenario used in earlier exams ... Extension of time granted for stress ... Max Shanahan reports on an awful calamity  

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Thursday
Jun092022

Civil Procedure and the Old Testament

In search of dispute resolution ... What the Bible tells us about negotiation and arbitration ... Eve and the serpent - a failure to negotiate properly ... Catastrophic consequences ... King Solomon and the Commercial Arbitration Act ... Just, quick and cheap ... Eamonn Murphy and Ariana Haghighi escape from a dry tutorial

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Tuesday
Mar082022

Damp spirits

Scenes from a law school ... Rain ... Back to Zoom ... It's too wet to think ... Fear of law ... Thucydides ... Balzac ... Hart-Fuller ... Maxim Shanahan's Barely Legal 

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Tuesday
Aug272019

Academia's greasy pole

Law school deanship drama in war-torn Hong Kong sees a result at Sydney University ... Selection process ... Law school league tables ... Comparative academic credentials ... New Sydney dean unsuccessful with Honkers application ... Barely Legal reports 

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Friday
Jun162017

Thoughts from a take home student

The weird remoteness of law school learning ... The way in which students' skills are assessed is out of step with the real world ... Hannah Wootton, at the end of her law studies, wonders how it will all work in practice 

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Tuesday
Apr052016

Returning to class

The law is riddled with classy types, yet class is rarely mentioned ... A taboo topic at law school ... Law and privilege go hand in hand ... Barely Legal wants to talk about it because it could be affecting his legal education 

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Thursday
Oct292015

Weasels on the march 

Law faculty study guides are infested with weasel words and incomprehensible babble ... Law lecturers should fight back ... According to blogger Barely Legal the law is being attacked by rotten language 

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Tuesday
Jul172012

What's the point of law school?

Our Student-at-Large has been wondering the point of law classes ... Most won't practice law ... Those who become real lawyers are under the misguided impression that what they are learning is of some practical benefit ... Confusion 

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